Friday, April 15, 2011

"Gal" Friday! Mónica Cruz

Spanish actress and dancer Mónica Cruz is the youngest sister of actress Penélope Cruz, and their close physical resemblance paid some nice dividends when her sister Penélope was pregnant while filming the upcoming, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Towards the latter half of shooting, Penelope’s pregnancy was very apparent, so the filmmakers actually shot her for some close up scenes, while using Mónica as stand-in for certain long distance shots, since she appeared identical to her sister. Nice!

Mónica was part of the Joaquín Cortés’ flamenco dance company for seven years until she left dancing behind to pursue a career as an actress in 2002. After a string of Spanish television shows, Mónica has since appeared in the films Last Hour (2006), The Final Inquiry (2007) and Iron Cross.

The Cruz sisters have also collaborated on their high-end Mango clothing line and posed together for several modeling campaigns.

That’s my dream, and if I ever manage to locate the mythical hidden city, none of you bozos are getting in. Keep out! A few names on that list have already been featured as “Gal” Friday selections. The rest will be added soon, but this week’s spot is solely set aside for Mónica Cruz. Be still my heart!

3 comments:

Oh my God!!! You know what I would do to this girl!!! I would kdfntdsygfwsjhvtgn and then I'd f@ijhdukidfb with a shdgfoyhg with some vgrklohgnrehwes#$ and finally give her a real wmhdichvpasla!!! YUP!

I tend to believe that my faulty vision clears up somewhat under the influence of copious quantities of alcohol and yet even inebriated I noticed that something was lost in translation here.

I do however sense your implied intent, and although I can appreciate your high degree of ardor, I am holding onto the romantic hope that young Ms. Cruz may yet consent to marry me; so I will grudgingly let this one pass.

How it all began ....

In 1933, publishers at Eastern Color Press, intent to make better use of their printing equipment (which frequently sat idle between jobs), came up with the idea of printing an 8-page comic section that could be folded down from the large broadsheet to a smaller 9-inch by 12-inch format. The result was the first modern comic book. Containing reprints of newspaper comic strips, this experimental comic book titled "Funnies On Parade" was given away for free. It proved so popular that the following year Eastern published "Famous Funnies" and took the bold step of selling the comic for ten cents through chain stores. The enterprise was a smashing success and Eastern began churning out numerous reprints on a monthly basis. Other publishers, eager to get in on the profits, jumped on the bandwagon and the comic book industry was born!